Systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) as predictor of anastomotic leakage after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Esophago-jejunostomy leakage (EJL) it the most dreaded septic complication after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Early detection and treatment of this complication may improve outcomes. Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI) is a marker that reflects systemic inflammation. The SIRI was developed in a training cohort of 180 patients who underwent elective open total gastrectomy with esophago-jejunal anastomosis for gastric cancer from January 2009 to December 2013. To verify the prognostic value of SIRI score we recruited 192 patients treated from January 2014 to December 2021 as the validation cohort. The optimal cut-off value of SIRI was determined by receiver operating characteristic curve. Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed. An optimal cut-off point for the SIRI of 0.82 divided the patients into a low SIRI group and high SIRI group in the training cohort. Patients with a SIRI ≥0.82 was found to be significantly associated with EJL. Univariable analysis showed that NLR, PLR, MLR, SII, and SIRI were prognostic factors for EJL in the training cohort. In multivariable analysis, EJL high level of SIRI was identified as independent prognostic factor. Preoperative SIRI may be helpful in identifying patients at greater risk for developing EJL after total gastrectomy. •Esophago-jejunostomy leakage (EJL) it the most dreaded septic complication after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer.•An optimal cut-off point for the SIRI divided the patients into a low SIRI group and high SIRI group in the training cohort.•Patients with a SIRI >0.82 was found to be significantly associated with EJL.•Preoperative SIRI may be helpful in identifying patients at greater risk for developing EJL after total gastrectomy.